Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-16

able IN thirty years from date of issue with
INTEREST payable eemi-annually, at the rate
OF SIX per cent. per annum. on the first day of
January and on the first day of July of each
and every year, until said principal shall be-
come due; and said bonds shall have attached
thereto semi-annual interest coupons aud
the said bonds doth principal and INTEREST,"
snail be payable at the Fiscal Agency of the
state of Kansas, in the city of New York, in
the state of New York.
And the conditions on which said subscrip-
ton TO the capital stock shall be made, are
that the said railroad company shall con-
struct and operate and maintain said rail-
road of standard guage, from some point
on the north or east side of said township
and running thence through said township
ana have the same in operation on or before
the Dist day of December, a. D. 1887 and
erect and maintain a depot and station in
! salo I0Wnshlp as follows. to-wit - Within
one-half Ga mile of the intersection of Main
street and Washington Avenue in the town
of Sun City.
And we further pray that you order a spe-
cial election. to be held in said township in
pursuance of chapter l07 of the laws of 1876
and the acts of the legislature of the state of
Kansas amendatory thereof, to vote upon
the question of subscribing for said stock as
aforesaid. And the form of the ballots to be
used at such election and for such a PROPOSE
ton, be |" for subscription to stock of the
Kansas * Panhandle Railroad Company, :"
and those against such propositions, to be
Against subscription to stock of the Kan
sas q Panhandle Railroad Company"
AND WHEREAS said Board of County Commits
s1oners have examled said petition, aud it
board, that said petition has been signed by
more than two-hfths of the resident tax
payers, in said township and is in the form
prescribed by law and is in all respects reRu-
lar and legal and said board SO finds and de-
clares.
Now THEREFORE,, pursuant to the prayer of
SAID petlt1on and the statutes in Luch case
made and provided it is hereby ordered by
the Board of Count Commissioners, of said
county, that q special election be held at
the usual voting places in said township on
THURSDAY, THE gath DAY OF FEBRU-
AIRY, A. ID. 1887,
at which said election tho proposition
set forth in the hereinbefore recited petition,
which petition with the signatures thereto
shall he 70 subTnitya maze part or this order
voters of said township, for their decision by
ballot.
And il is further ordered by said Board of
County Commissioners, that the Sheriff of
said county, make due proclamation to the
voters of said township, OF the holding of
said election at the time and place aforesaid,
by publishing the same for 30 days or more
next proceeding the day of holding said cleo
ton. IN some newspaper, published in said
county, and having general circulation in
said township, and that in said proclamation
said Sheriff set forth the above and forego-
ing order, and recite said petition therein.
In witness whereof we, the undersigned
chairman and members of the Board of COun-
ty Commissioners of the county of Barber
state of Kansas, have hereunto, set our
hands as chairman and members aforesaid
at the county seat of ksaid county, this 18th
day of January, A. ID. 1887.
W. w. COOK, Chairman
JOHN MCGRArH,
j. ID. FLEMING,
Commissioners.
AS attest my signature end the Seal of said
county OF Barber. hereto affixed this 18th day
or January, a. ID. 1887.
lL.S1 ROBERT TALIAFERRo.
County Clerk of Barber county, state of
Kansas.
Now therefore, I, Charles D. Nelson, Sheriff
! OF Barber county, Kansas, under and by vir-
| tue OF the foregoing order of the Board of
| County Commissioners of said county, and
! the authority in me vested by law as such
/ Sheriff, do hereby proclaim and make known
| that there will be held a special election of
| the qualified voters of sun City town
| ship, in said county, at the usual
voting places in said township, on
THURSDAY, THE 24th DAY OF FEBRU-
| AIRY, a. ID. 1887.
upon the proposition as set forth in the said
| order of said Board of County Com
| mssioners of said Barber county, Kansas.
and i'll the manner and form as therein set
forth, and that said election will be held the
| returns made and the result ascertained in
| the same manner as is provided by law for
general elections.
Done at my office in the city of Eedicine
| Lodge in said county of Barber this 18th day
of January, \. ID. 1857.
| CHARLES H. NELSON.
Sheriff of Barber county, Kansas
| by WIN. LINDSEY, Under Sheriff.